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Joint Letter to Minister LePage on Shoreline Habitats
Joint Letter to Minister LePage on Shoreline Habitats
Written Submission to the Public Bills Committee on Bill 6: An Act Respecting Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources
Written Submission to the Public Bills Committee on Bill 6: An Act Respecting Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources.
Written Submission on Bill No. 1, An Act Respecting Government Organization and Administration
Written Submission on Bill No. 1, An Act Respecting Government Organization and Administration
Submission on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia: Draft Report
Submission on the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia: Draft Report
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Plan of Priorities and Proposed Watch List Approach
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Plan of Priorities and Proposed Watch List Approach
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Right to a Healthy Environment Draft Implementation Framework
Submission on the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Right to a Healthy Environment Draft Implementation Framework.
Submission on the Draft Report of the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Submission on the Draft Report for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
East Coast Environmental Law Submission on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
Brief to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471: Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act
Brief submitted to the Nova Scotia Law Amendments Committee on Bill No. 471, the proposed Advancing Nova Scotia Opportunities Act.
Joint Submission from ENGO's to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for 5-year Fisheries Act review
Under the Fisheries Act, one of Canada’s oldest laws enacted over 150 years ago, the federal government is charged with protecting our oceans, clean water and fish habitat. When changes were made five years ago, all political parties supported the updated law, and enabled the regulatory and policy framework to protect, restore and sustain Canada’s fisheries – and the waters that support them – for the benefit of generations to come. The modernization of the Act was widely viewed as long overdue.
SeaBlue Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources: Bill C-49
East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.
Joint ENGO Recommendations for the National Biodiversity Strategy in response to the “Milestone” Document: Focus on Aquatic Ecosystems and Species
East Coast Environmental Law is a regional charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. We advocate for progressive environmental law and policy, provide public legal education, and share our legal skills to support others working to prevent or redress environmental harms.
Letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada related to Agreements for the Regional Assessments of Offshore Wind in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
Letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada seeking clarification of and requesting amendments to the agreements setting out terms of reference for the committees conducting regional assessments of offshore wind in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia
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